Strategic reflections on the escalation of Israeli intimidation in Lebanon
Gilbert Achcar — On intimidation, terrorism, asymmetric war, deterrence, counter-deterrence, and the Dahiya doctrine in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Lebanon.
Gilbert Achcar provides an overview of the complex political situation in the Middle East, situating it within the context of the political project of the global far right.
Unpacking working-class reaction
Anton Jäger — Across Europe, far-right parties are winning elections thanks to growing working-class support. But how deep does that support go?
The far right: A reactionary backlash
Marga Ferré — The far right is a form of backlash against the energies with which we subalterns are starting to change the world. It reacts against not only the change that has taken place already, but also potential future change.
(Online conference) Boris Kagarlitsky and the challenges of the left today
This special online conference in Boris Kagarlitsky’s honour will address the double aspect of his contribution: his wide-ranging analysis of the left’s dilemmas; and his resistance to the authoritarianism of the regime of Vladimir Putin.
Boris Kagarlitsky: China and Russia in the modern world-system — A dual challenge
Boris Kagarlitsky — Debates over whether Russia’s current decoupling from the West and pivot to China constitutes a real delinking from the imperialist centre have intensified following the conflict in Ukraine and imposition of unprecedented Western sanctions.
Dmitry Pozhidaev — ‘Capitalism in the Twenty-first Century Through the Prism of Value’ aims to explain 21st-century capitalism through Karl Marx’s value theory.
Venezuela: The US blockade and the election — a response to Edgardo Lander
Chris Slee — The US government will use the claimed falsification of election results as a pretext for continuing and intensifying its economic war against Venezuela. The left must oppose this.
From Ukraine to Palestine: The challenges of consistent internationalism
Blanca Missé — Many activists recognize movements face the same decadent global capitalism and its imperialist state system. However, international and regional politics shape these struggles, making it hard for them to unite against their common enemy.
Solidarity with Ukraine: A feminist perspective
Ukrainian feminists speak on why the struggle against Russia's imperialist invasion is not only about Ukraine but the future of humanity, and why it should matter to the whole world.
Lebanon and the Israeli strategy of intimidation
Gilbert Achcar — In recent days, Israeli threats regarding an imminent attack on Lebanon have multiplied.
“No fist is big enough to hide the sky”: 100 years of Amilcar Cabral
Balasingham Skanthakumar — Anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist, party organizer and guerilla warfare strategist, diplomat and publicist, revolutionary theorist and internationalist, Amílcar Cabral was among the most original Marxists of the 20th century.